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[[File:Egypt Hieroglyphe4.jpg|right|260 pox |thumb|Egyptian hieroglyphs typical of the Graeco-Roman period, sculpted in [[Relief]].<br>Glyphs: [[Viper (hieroglyph)|viper]], [[Owl (hieroglyph)|owl]], [[Bread bun (hieroglyph)|'bread bun']], [[Folded cloth (s hieroglyph)|folded cloth]] ]] |
[[File:Egypt Hieroglyphe4.jpg|right|260 pox |thumb|Egyptian hieroglyphs typical of the Graeco-Roman period, sculpted in [[Relief]].<br>Glyphs: [[Viper (hieroglyph)|viper]], [[Owl (hieroglyph)|owl]], [[Bread bun (hieroglyph)|'bread bun']], [[Folded cloth (s hieroglyph)|folded cloth]] ]] |
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A '''hieroglyph''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] for "[[Religion in ancient Greece|sacred]] [[glyph|writing]]") is a [[Character (sign)|character]] of the [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|ancient Egyptian writing system]]. [[logogram|Logographic]] scripts that are pictographic in form in a way reminiscent of ancient Egyptian are also sometimes called hieroglyphs".<ref>{{cite web|title=Egypt, Ancient: Hieroglyphics and Origins of Alphabet|url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/routafricanhistory/egypt_ancient_hieroglyphics_and_origins_of_alphabet|publisher=Encyclopedia of African History Title information {{Subscription required|via=[[Credo Reference]]}}|accessdate=12 September 2012|date=}}</ref> In [[Neoplatonism]], especially during the [[Renaissance]], a "hieroglyph" was an artistic representation of an esoteric idea, which Neoplatonists believed actual Egyptian hieroglyphs to be. The word ''hieroglyphics'' |
A '''hieroglyph''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] for "[[Religion in ancient Greece|sacred]] [[glyph|writing]]") is a [[Character (sign)|character]] of the [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|ancient Egyptian writing system]]. [[logogram|Logographic]] scripts that are pictographic in form in a way reminiscent of ancient Egyptian are also sometimes called hieroglyphs".<ref>{{cite web|title=Egypt, Ancient: Hieroglyphics and Origins of Alphabet|url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/routafricanhistory/egypt_ancient_hieroglyphics_and_origins_of_alphabet|publisher=Encyclopedia of African History Title information {{Subscription required|via=[[Credo Reference]]}}|accessdate=12 September 2012|date=}}</ref> In [[Neoplatonism]], especially during the [[Renaissance]], a "hieroglyph" was an artistic representation of an esoteric idea, which Neoplatonists believed actual Egyptian hieroglyphs to be. The word ''hieroglyphics'' are what the Egyptian scribes used to write with. |
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Glyphs: viper, owl, 'bread bun', folded cloth
A hieroglyph (Greek for "sacred writing") is a character of the ancient Egyptian writing system. Logographic scripts that are pictographic in form in a way reminiscent of ancient Egyptian are also sometimes called hieroglyphs".[1] In Neoplatonism, especially during the Renaissance, a "hieroglyph" was an artistic representation of an esoteric idea, which Neoplatonists believed actual Egyptian hieroglyphs to be. The word hieroglyphics are what the Egyptian scribes used to write with.
List of hieroglyphs
- Anatolian hieroglyphs
- Aztec hieroglyphs
- Cretan hieroglyphs
- Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Mayan hieroglyphs
- Mi'kmaq hieroglyphs
- Ojibwe hieroglyphs
- Olmec hieroglyphs
- Chukchi's hieroglyphs - see Tenevil
See also
References
- ^ "Egypt, Ancient: Hieroglyphics and Origins of Alphabet". Encyclopedia of African History Title information – via Credo Reference (subscription required) . Retrieved 12 September 2012.
Further reading
- Allen, James P. (2001). Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521774833. OCLC 51226851.
- Brewer, Douglas J.; Teeter, Emily (2007). Egypt and the Egyptians. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521851503. OCLC 433993212.
- Kamrin, Janice (2004). Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Practical Guide. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 9780810949614. OCLC 55019226.
- Robinson, Andrew (2007). The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs & Pictograms. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500286609. OCLC 172818065.
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